Patents by Inventor Alfonso Arciniegas

Alfonso Arciniegas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Plastic Paint Can
    Publication number: 20100176142
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CENTRAL CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Terry L. Kline, Charles S. Hushka, Jun Y. Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Injection-molded plastic container with improved stacking strength
    Publication number: 20070017922
    Abstract: A thermoplastic, injection-molded container provides stacking strength with reduced thickness walls by the addition of a series of shallow, spaced vertical buttresses integrally molded into the container sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventor: Alfonso Arciniegas M.
  • Plastic paint can
    Publication number: 20060243735
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Terry Kline, Charles Hushka, Jun Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Plastic paint can
    Publication number: 20060243736
    Abstract: A paint can has a molded plastic bucket and cover which are releasably engageable with one another at a seal. The bucket has an integrally-formed handle with a cushioned grip formed therein. The handle has an enlarged central portion that facilitates knitting of the molten material fed into the handle mold. The cover has a central panel and a surrounding closure member joined to the panel by a connector. The connector supports the central panel intermediate the a first sealing surface on the closure member. The connector resiliently urges the closure member into sealing engagement with the bucket rim. The sealing surfaces have a polished finish. Grooves in a reinforcing ring on the bucket provide access for removal of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Terry Kline, Charles Hushka, Jun Choi, Frank Nania, Alfonso Arciniegas
  • Paint pail
    Patent number: D821669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Inventor: Alfonso Arciniegas